About the school
St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh, is a Catholic boys’ voluntary school in the city of Armagh, Northern Ireland, educating boys aged 11 to 18. It has a long and proud academic and sporting tradition, with roots in two of Northern Ireland’s oldest grammar schools.
The present-day school opened in 1988 following the amalgamation of St Patrick’s College and the Christian Brothers’ Grammar School at Greenpark, both with traditions dating back to the 1830s. In September 2014, following the closure of St Brigid’s High School, the school expanded and moved away from academic selection, becoming an all-ability school accepting boys from Armagh and the surrounding areas.
Because St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh, is now an all-ability school, it does not use an academic transfer test for entry. Families across Northern Ireland nonetheless prepare for the SEAG transfer test where they are considering selective grammar schools.
School type
Boys' Catholic Voluntary (All-Ability)
Exam date
All-Ability Entry (No Transfer Test)
Exam board
Non-Selective (SEAG used by NI grammars)
Address
Cathedral Road, Armagh, Co. Armagh, BT61 7QZ
Age range
11–18 (Years 8–14)
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Admissions information
St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh, is now an all-ability school rather than a selective grammar school. Here is everything you need to know about the St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh, admissions criteria and how academic selection works in Northern Ireland.
St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh, ceased academic selection in September 2014 and is now an all-ability school for boys. As an all-ability school, it admits pupils across the full range of abilities and does not require an academic transfer test such as the SEAG assessment for entry into Year 8.
Each of the two papers lasts 60 minutes and contains a mix of multiple-choice and free-response questions, with answers recorded on a separate answer sheet. The papers are taken on two Saturdays a week apart, and a pupil’s marks across both papers are combined into a Total Standardised Age Score (TSAS), which is age-standardised so that younger children are not disadvantaged.
Because St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh, is non-selective, families apply through the Education Authority Transfer Application without needing a transfer test result. For grammar schools that select at age 11, registration for the SEAG transfer test runs through the SEAG website, typically opening in May 2026 and closing in September 2026, ahead of the assessment.
For St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh, places are allocated under its published all-ability admissions criteria rather than by SEAG score. Families considering selective grammar schools elsewhere receive SEAG results in late January, ahead of confirming their post-primary preferences through the Education Authority.
Key admissions details
St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh, increased its enrolment to around 1,250 pupils when it became all-ability, and admits boys into Year 8 each year without using an academic transfer test.
St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh, does not operate a single fixed catchment area but accepts boys from Armagh and the surrounding areas. Places are allocated under the school’s published all-ability admissions criteria, with family links among the considerations.
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St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh, is located on Cathedral Road, Armagh, Co. Armagh, BT61 7QZ. It is a Catholic boys’ voluntary school serving pupils aged 11 to 18.
The present-day St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh, opened in 1988 through the amalgamation of St Patrick’s College and the Christian Brothers’ Grammar School at Greenpark, both with traditions dating back to the 1830s.
St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh, is now an all-ability school and does not use an academic transfer test for entry. This differs from the grammar schools in Northern Ireland, which use the SEAG transfer test provided by GL Assessment for selective Year 8 entry.
St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh, accepts boys from Armagh and the surrounding areas, and does not operate a single fixed catchment area. Places are allocated under its published all-ability admissions criteria.
St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh, itself does not require a transfer test. For grammar schools that select at age 11, registration for the SEAG transfer test runs through the SEAG website, typically opening in May 2026 and closing in September 2026.
Although it retains the name "Grammar School," St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh, ceased academic selection in 2014 and is now an all-ability school. It admits boys across the full range of abilities without an academic transfer test.
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